freo (11-7) vs collingwood (7-11) subiaco friday night
collingwood stun freo by 33 points in perth. collingwood (8-11) face essendon at the g friday night. freo (11-8) travel to geelong saturday afternoon.
Fremantle: 2.1 2.5 7.7 11.7 (73)
Collingwood: 3.9 4.14 10.17 14.22 (106)
Goals: Fremantle: Medhurst, Browne, Simmonds, Farmer 2, Headland, Longmuir, Smith
Collingwood: Davis, King 3, Lonie, Licuria, Tarrant, Burns, O’Bree, Lockyer, Woewodin, Holland
Best: Fremantle: Headland, Cook, Longmuir, Simmonds, Farmer, Pavlich
Collingwood: Davis, Clement, Licuria, Johnson, O’Bree, Holland, Woewodin
st kilda (13-5) vs adelaide (6-12) york park saturday afternoon
st kilda keep their top of the table hopes alive with a 23 point win over adeliade. st kilda (14-5) face the roos sunday at telstra dome. adelaide (6-13) host richmond sunday.
St Kilda: 6.1 9.5 11.5 14.7 (91)
Adelaide: 2.0 7.1 9.4 10.8 (68)
Goals: St Kilda: Gehrig 5, Riewoldt 3, Harvey 2, Goddard, Hamill, Montagna, Murray
Adelaide: Ricciuto 3, Burton 2, Welsh 2, Shirley, Stenglein, S.Stevens
Best: St Kilda: Harvey, Gehrig, Jones, Black, Riewoldt, Dal Santo, Goddard
Adelaide: Riccituo, Edwards, Clarke, Burton, Johncock
essendon (10-8) vs carlton (7-11) mcg saturday afternoon
carlton stun essendon by 17 points making the dons finals hopes in trouble. carlton (8-11) travel to play west coast sunday afternoon. essendon (10-9) host collingwood friday night at the g.
Essendon: 2.3 3.6 6.8 8.9 (57)
Carlton: 2.4 5.6 7.10 10.14 (74)
Goals: Essendon: McPhee 2, M.Johnson, Cupido, Hille, Murphy, Stanton, Haynes
Carlton: Lappin 2, Camporeale 2, Waite 2, Harford, Whitnall, Stevens, Koutoufides.
Best: Essendon: Fletcher, Peverill, Hird, Lucas, McPhee, J Johnson, Solomon.
Carlton: Lappin, Camporeale, Livingston, Stevens, Waite, Koutoufides, Harford.
sydney (10-8) vs kanagroos (9-9) scg saturday night
from 40 down at 3/4 time north won a dramatic game by 1 goal over sydney. kanagroos (10-9) host st kilda sunday at the dome. sydney (10-9) travel to play melbourne saturday night at the dome.
Sydney: 5.2 9.3 16.4 18.4 (112)
Kangaroos: 2.4 3.10 8.12 17.18 (118)
Goals: Sydney: Hall 5, O’Loughlin 4, Davis 2, Maxfield, Davis, Kirk, O’Keefe, Schaublle, Buchana, McVeigh
Kangaroos: Rocca, McKernan 3, Jones 3, Harding 2, Motlop, Harris, Brown, Makepeace
Best: Sydney: Kirk, J Bolton, Hall, O’Loughlin
Kangaroos: McKernan, Rocca, Simpson, Jones
bulldogs (4-14) vs hawthorn (2-16) telstra dome saturday night
hawks snap a 10 game losing streak to keep the wooden spoon avoiding race alive by 11 points over the bulldogs. hawthorn (3-16) host brisbane saturday afternoon. bulldogs (4-15) host port in darwin in the first game there.
Western Bulldogs: 3.2 8.4 12.7 16.13 (109)
Hawthorn: 5.1 11.3 15.3 19.6 (120)
Goals: Western Bulldogs: Murphy, Bandy 3, Darcy, Cooney, Robbins 2, Hahn, Eagleton, McMahon, Cross 1
Hawthorn: Williams, Beaumont 3, Hodge, Vandenberg, Thompson 2, Everitt, Picioane, Ries, Barker, Brown, Barlow, Cox 1
Best: Western Bulldogs: Murphy, Cooney, Hahn, Johnson, Eagleton, Gilbee
Hawthorn: Hodge, Mitchell, Everitt, Thompson, Beaumont, Vandenberg, Bateman
brisbane (13-5) vs west coast (9-9) gabba sunday
west coast record their best away win of the year by 14 points over regining premiers brisbane. west coast (10-9) host carlton sunday. brisbane (13-6) travel to play hawthorn saturday afternoon.
Brisbane: 2.1 6.6 8.7 10.13 (73)
West Coast: 4.6 8.9 10.14 12.15 (87)
Goals: Brisbane: Voss 2, Hart 2, Notting 2, Akermanis, Leppitsch, Bradshaw, Pike
West Coast: McDougall 4, Matera 3, Lynch, Sampi, Morrison, Embley, Fletcher
Best: Brisbane: Power, Akermanis, Hart, Black, Voss
West Coast: Judd, Morrison, McDougall, Matera, Lynch, Sampi
richmond (4-14) vs geelong (12-6) mcg sunday
geelong are suddenly level 4th after a 31 point win over richmond. geelong (13-6) host freo saturday afternoon. richmond (4-15) face adelaide sunday on the road.
Richmond: 3.2 4.9 7.14 11.17 (83)
Geelong: 5.4 7.10 11.13 16.18 (114)
Goals: Richmond: Richardson 2, Brown 2, Fiora 2, Rodan 2, Bowden, Fleming, Krakouer
Geelong: S Johnson 4, Ablett 3, Chapman 3, Graham 2, King, Gardiner, Mooney, Ling
Best: Richmond: Bowden, Brown, Zantuck, Hyde, Gaspar, Richardson
Geelong: Bartel, Ling, Scarlett, S Johnson, Ablett, Koulouriotis
port (13-5) vs melbourne (14-4) aami stadium sunday
port destroy melbourne by 73 points to keep their top of the table hopes alive. port (14-5) play bulldogs in darwin saturday night. melbourne (14-5) host sydney at the dome saturday night.
Port Adelaide: 5.2, 7.7, 11.12, 18.17 (125)
Melbourne: 1.6, 3.9, 4.14, 6.16 (52)
Goals: Port Adelaide: Tredrea 6, S Burgoyne 2, Mahoney 2, K Cornes, Dew, Thurstans, White, Schofield, Lade, Wilson, Poulton
Melbourne: Neitz 2, Green, Miller, Rigoni, Holland
Best: Port Adelaide: Lade, Tredrea, C Cornes, P Burgoyne, Kingsley, Montgomery, K Cornes
Melbourne: Brown, White, Bruce, McDonald, Read
ladder
| Position | Team | M | W | D | L | For | Agst | %age | Points |
| 1 | St Kilda | 19 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 2099 | 1600 | 131.19% | 56 |
| 2 | Port Adelaide | 19 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 2074 | 1632 | 127.08% | 56 |
| 3 | Melbourne | 19 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 1952 | 1633 | 119.53% | 56 |
| 4 | Brisbane | 19 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 2081 | 1598 | 130.23% | 52 |
| 5 | Geelong | 19 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 1803 | 1549 | 116.40% | 52 |
| 6 | Fremantle | 19 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 1729 | 1590 | 108.74% | 44 |
| 7 | Nth Melbourne | 19 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 1883 | 1682 | 111.95% | 40 |
| 8 | Sydney | 19 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 1653 | 1624 | 101.79% | 40 |
| 9 | Essendon | 19 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 1958 | 1935 | 101.19% | 40 |
| 10 | West Coast | 19 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 1731 | 1807 | 95.79% | 40 |
| 11 | Collingwood | 19 | 8 | 0 | 11 | 1635 | 1746 | 93.64% | 32 |
| 12 | Carlton | 19 | 8 | 0 | 11 | 1575 | 1955 | 80.56% | 32 |
| 13 | Adelaide | 19 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 1643 | 1781 | 92.25% | 24 |
| 14 | Wstn Bulldogs | 19 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 1664 | 2093 | 79.50% | 16 |
| 15 | Richmond | 19 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 1477 | 2090 | 70.67% | 16 |
| 16 | Hawthorn | 19 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 1458 | 2100 | 69.43% | 12 |
round 20 matches
friday
essendon v collingwood MCG (N)
saturday
geelong v freo SS
hawthorn v brisbane MCG
melbourne v sydney TD (N)
bulldogs v port TIO (N)
sunday
adeliade v richmond AAMI
kanagroos v st kilda TD
west coast v carlton S
Harrison’s world 